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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Learning while you snooze: New research suggests people can learn while asleep

By Daily Free Press Admin September 24, 2012

The ability to learn during the hours of sleep might seem like only a dream to college students, but a new study suggests that learning during sleep is actually possible. The study, published in Nature...

New autism lab will grant speech to young patients

By Daily Free Press Admin September 12, 2012

Anna Melnick, a member of Boston University’s Student Volunteers for Special Needs, said working with children with autism can be eye-opening. “My boyfriend’s younger brother has autism and it...

Increase in BU’s diversity among accepted students

By Daily Free Press Admin May 1, 2012

The number of accepted students for the Boston University Class of 2016 follows a trend of increasingly diverse acceptance on campus, according to Admissions data. BU Admissions accepted a higher percentage...

Fewer high-ranking women at BU, follows trend

By Daily Free Press Admin April 5, 2012

Of the 12 Boston University faculty members promoted to full professor positions this year two professors, Nazli Kibria and Susan Fournier, were women, BU officials said. “We encourage the search...

Officials aim to see more electric cars at stations

By Daily Free Press Admin March 29, 2012

While response to the electric vehicle charging stations in the Boston University Medical Campus may have started out slow, officials said they expect the electric cars initiative will gain momentum. “Since...

Students continue campaign for permanent Hindu prayer space in Marsh, STH

By Daily Free Press Admin March 5, 2012

Boston University officials agreed to meet with Hindu students advocating for a permanent prayer space in Marsh Chapel and the School of Theology. After four meetings last year, members of the Hindu...

Israeli and Palestinian activists gather to exchange experiences, ideas of peace

By Daily Free Press Admin February 21, 2012

While growing up in Tulkarem in the West Bank in the midst of conflict, Reem Ghunaim’s question became, “How can I fix this? How can I contribute to change?” she told students at Boston University. Ghunaim,...

America’s military relationship with Pakistan has ‘taken a beating,’ U.S. ambassador says

By Daily Free Press Admin February 14, 2012

The U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter said the United States promised too much to Pakistan while discussing foreign relations. During his lecture at Harvard Kennedy School on Monday, Munter...

Hub neighborhoods transformed by people, architecture since founding

By Daily Free Press Admin February 5, 2012

Boston’s neighborhoods have shifted and evolved dramatically since the Hub’s official township was declared in 1630, said architectural historian Emily Wolf. At a lecture at the Old South Meeting...

Collaboration promises more jobs for homeless in Boston

By Daily Free Press Admin January 31, 2012

Homeless people in Boston may receive more comprehensive assistance to help them out of unemployment after the announcement of Pine Street Inn and hopeFound’s partnership. Pine Street Inn and hopeFound,...

Passion, ambition key to entrepreneurship, speaker says

By Daily Free Press Admin November 22, 2011

Xplana founder and Chief Executive Officer Hakan Satiroglu said in a lecture Monday evening that the key to becoming an entrepreneur is taking personal experience to the next level. “There is no failure...

Super Gleek: CGS sophomore’s designs featured on ‘Glee’

By Daily Free Press Admin November 16, 2011

At age seven, College of General Studies sophomore Katie Rangel from Redlands, Calif., created her own gypsy costume for Halloween. Twelve years later, Rangel is helping design the costumes for musical...

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